Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating five years of transporting roses from Ecuador to destinations around the world.
The airline launched its freighter operations to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito in December 2013 with a once a week service.
However, due to growth in demand and trade flows from Ecuador, the airline has increased the frequency of its freighter flights and today it operates a Boeing 77...
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Online airfreight booking portal cargo.one has raised $3.2m in funding for the further development of the platform, with Lufthansa Cargo one of the investors.
The platform, which allows user to book on the spot market with real-time pricing, launched earlier this year and has expanded rapidly.
The funding will be used to develop new services on the platform and also expand internationally.
As wel...
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Even during prosperous times like the air cargo industry has had in 2018, predicting the future is a thankless and nearly impossible task. However, after polling our readers and analyzing the major moves made this year, Air Cargo World has created a short list of three air cargo executives who are expected to be very […]
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According to a research note released this morning from Morgan Stanley, the consensus view in the e-commerce business is that Amazon is likely to continue expanding its freighter fleet beyond the fortieth 767-300F delivered last month. Amazon has made substantial investments in developing its last-mile delivery capabilities in the US and elsewhere, and 2018 has seen the fallout from those investme...
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As the March 29, 2019, deadline for Brexit draws nearer, aviation industry organizations, such the British International Forwarders Association (BIFA), and the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) are fiercely advocating for an agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union to be made. ERA said the potential consequences of a failure to reach an […]
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UPS is investing in its IT efforts with the expansion of its internal tool, “UPSNav,” following a testing phase implemented earlier this fall with 5,000 of its delivery drivers.
The company said the software optimizes delivery times better than its previous version of its system, called ORION; with the upgrade, drivers will be given more specific directions throughout the delivery process, e.g. lo...
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For the fifteenth year in a row, DHL Express is delivering hundreds of fresh-cut Christmas trees, Hanukkah menorahs, holiday decorations, letters, and gifts to American military personnel stationed abroad.
The logistics company’s massive Operation Holiday Cheer haul, organized in partnership with Long Island Nursery and other New York organizations, will arrive at U.S. military bases in Afghanista...
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